“Drinks in my office” says Roy. It’s eleven a.m. Clem and Harry have got there before me. Along with the drinks, there's an unexplained box. As Clem fixes drinks, Roy opens the box. Slowly, painstakingly, takes something out. It’s a human pelvis. “Each year on this day,” says Roy, bone aloft, “we gather to honour … Continue reading Confessions of an Advertising Man

Scaffolding's being erected on the sales floor. No-one knows why. At ten, staff are summoned to the scene. The Beverage Intelligence 2050 sales team (Sanj, Ray, Daz and Michelle) are standing on a makeshift platform. Roy stands beneath them. For some reason he’s dressed as a circus ringmaster. “Behold our brand ambassadors!” says Roy, cracking … Continue reading The Brand Ambassadors

An email arrives from HR: “All staff must access the career portal and register their core competencies.” That gets me curious. I log on and discover a long list of attributes and characteristics. I must identify three as “fundamental to my sense of purpose.” I choose Humour, Dealing with Paradox and Work/Life Balance. I can … Continue reading Core Competencies